6 Events of 1915-1918 World War I Ottoman empireMcMahon-Hussein CorrespondenceMcMahon - Arab revolt against Ottoman empireHussein - Creation of Arab stateBalfour Declaration – 2nd Nov 1917"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object”Sykes-Picot AgreementZionism - ZO

7 What this led to Palestinian Riots Hebron Massacre19201921Hebron Massacre23rd August, 192967 Jews killedRumors of Jewish occupation of Holy LandsSimilar attacks everywhereArab RevoltWhite paper of 1939Renounced Britain’s intent of creating a Jewish home in PalestineConfiscated all weapons from Arab population

9 The story of the Jews Displaced people History of Attacks1648 Ukraine1821 Ukraine - The first riot actually called a ‘pogrom’RussiaFew deaths, but much fear and property destructionZionist MovementRussiaMany deathsMuch Jewish emigration to Europe and the USA1918 Poland Argentina Romania1933 GermanyThe Holocaust1945 Arab states such as Libya

10 Holocaust The Germans did not succeed in eliminating the JewsNazi Germany and HitlerPerpetrated the worst ‘Pogrom’ in living memorySystematic elimination of JewsFactory-like processConcentration CampsJews - identified, labelled, herded, moved, stored, abused and finally killedResultOver 6 million Jews diedExodus to safe countriesUSA preferred destinationThe Germans did not succeed in eliminating the JewsRESULT :: Need for a SAFE homeland - Emigration

13 Result of the War Arab exodus into neighboring countriesGainsJordanEast JerusalemWest BankEgyptGaza strip – Coastal StripElsewhere the Arabic forces were all pushed back1949 the United Nations declared a cease-fireIsrael signed armistice agreements with all the Arab statesIsrael had expanded by another 25%!Arab exodus into neighboring countriesJewish refugees flood Israel, USABen Gurion – national hero

15 PLO & Intifada PLO Intifada : Arabic word Formed – 1964Aim : Palestine, with its original Mandate borders, is the indivisible homeland of the Arab Palestinian peopleYasser ArafatGuerilla TacticsFatah MovementIntifada : Arabic wordStands for shaking off or shivering because of fear or illnessIt also means abrupt and sudden waking up from sleep or unconcerned status.Politically the word came to symbolize the Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupationCivil Disobedience1st – 19872nd – 2000

19 Today Possible SolutionsThere is still much dispute and fighting over land and bordersHamas and the PLO are still in conflict with IsraelIsrael has control over 78% of the former Palestine, rather than the 55% allocated under the UN partition planPossible SolutionsMany moderate Arabs want Israeli withdrawal to pre bordersHamas (who is in power currently) does not want a peace agreement, rather desires a single Palestinian state2 state-solution1 state solutionIsrael’s “land for peace” deals

22 Zionist Movement Baron Edmond de Rothschild Chaim Weizmann‘the struggle to put an end to the Wandering Jew, could not have as its result, the creation of the Wandering Arab’Theodore HerzlDer Judenstaat – The Jewish State – 1896the only solution to the "Jewish Question" in Europe, including growing antisemitism, was through the establishment of a Jewish StateZionist Congress"If I were to sum up the Congress in a word – which I shall take care not to publish – it would be this: At Basle I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years perhaps, and certainly in fifty years, everyone will perceive it."Chaim WeizmannRosh Pinna – First SettlementThe Wiki entry for Wandering Jew says that - The Wandering Jew is a figure from medieval Christian folklore whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. The original legend concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming. The exact nature of the wanderer's indiscretion varies in different versions of the tale, as do aspects of his character; sometimes he is said to be a shoemaker or other tradesman, while sometimes he is the doorman at Pontius Pilate's estate.

24 WeizmannChaim Azriel Weizmann, 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Zionist leader, President of the Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on 1 February 1949, and served until his death in The first picture shows Weizmann with Einstein and the second one shows Weizmann with Prince Faisal.